The Equality Trust has responded to last week's report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation on their updated minimum income standard. The report finds that despite an above-inflation increase in the 'national living wage', low-income families are falling further behind a minimum income standard.

New analysis has highlighted the parliamentary constituencies where high levels of working-age poverty are likely to exist, ahead of June's general elect It also highlights how issues such as low wages and skill levels are trapping millions of people in poverty.

Analysis from the TUC, forming part of a series showing what the British economy will look like in 2022 if current trends continue unchecked, finds that by the start of 2022, 3.5 million people could be in insecure work such as zero-hours contracts, temp or agency work, and low-paid self-employment.

In its response to the Government’s consultation on the Industrial Strategy Green Paper, which closed on 17 April 2017, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation says the plan provides an opportunity to transform left behind places, whose prospects were highlighted by the Brexit vote.

The growth of insecure employment – working without guaranteed hours or baseline employment rights – is costing the Exchequer an estimated £4 billion a year, according to a new Trades Union Congress report published yesterday.